Liquid-measure.



-G. L. TATE.

LIQUID MEASURE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 22, 1903.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

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ag flaw I I PATENT OFFICE.

CURTIS L. TATE, OF GONNERSVILLE, INDIANA.

LIQUID-ME ASURE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Application filed January 22, 1908. Serial No. 412,129.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CURTIS L. TATE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Connersville, in the county of Fayette and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Measures, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to liquid measures and has for its object theprovision of a device of this character constructed in such manner thatthe measure may be filled to a desired point without the liability ofthe liquid being measured, overflowing from the measure and wasting.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter described, constructed in such manner that varying quantitiesof liquid may be measured therein.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in thedetailed description which now follows:

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a plan view of a liquid measureconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal,vertical section through said measure: Fig. 3 is a transverse verticalsection of said measure and, Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of aportion of a dividing wall hereinafter described.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 designates the body portion ofthe measure. This body is substantially elliptical in cross section andits ends are extended upwardly to form spouts 6. A handle 7 is securedto one side of the measure and provides means for tilting said measureeither to the right or to the left in Fig. 2. A dividing wall 8 dividesthe body 5 into the compartments A and B. This dividing wall is notcentrally located but is so disposed that the compartments A and B areof difierent capacities. I preferably construct the measure of suchproportions that the compartment A will measure one quart and thecompartment B will measure one pint, though it is of course to beunderstood that the invention is not limited in this respect and thatthe compartments may be of greater capacities than those designated orof less capacities than those designated. Horizontally disposed lips 9and 10 are carried by the wall 8 and eX- tend from one side of the body5 to the other. An elongated opening 11 is formed through the dividingwall 8 immediately above the lips 9 and 10 and serves a 'pu ose whichwill be hereinafter described. T at portion of the wall 8 which liesabove the lips 9 andlO forms a foam retaining wall 12.

The measure herein shown and described is particularly designed for theuse of milk men, though its use is not limited to the measuring of milkfor it is equally well adapted to measure any other liquid. Whenmeasuring milk in a measure of the ordinary construction, a portion ofthe milk is often wasted because of the fact that the milk foams to sucha degree that the solid or body portion of the milk is hidden from Viewand the milk man is only apprised of the fact that the measure isfilled, when the milk overflows.

The present invention is designed to obviis as follows: Assuming that itis desired to measure one quart of milk in the compartment A, the milkis poured into this compartment until it reaches the upper surface ofthe lips 9. The compartment at this time contains one quart of milk andany additional milk poured into the compartment A will overflow into thecompartment B through the opening 11. When the measure is tilted to theleft in Fig. 2 to pour the milk contained in the compartment A from theleft hand spout 6, any milk which had previously entered the compartmentB through the opening 11 would be caught and retained by the lip 10. Theonly milk therefore, which would be poured into the pitcher or otherreceptacle of the customer would be the quart of milk measured in thecompartment A.

Since, as has been before stated, milk foams to such a degree as toconceal the solid body thereof from view, the present structure providesefficient means for indicating when the measure is full. The foam on topof the milk is revented by the wall 12 from passing into t e compartmentB and yet, when the solid body of milk reaches the upper surface of thelip 9, the trickling of the milk through the opening 11 immediatelyindicates when the measure is full. In like manner, when a pint of milkis to be measured in the compartment B, any overflow therefrom entersthe compartment A and is retained therein by the lip 9 when the measureis tilted to pour the milk from the compartment B.

ate the foregoingdifficulty and its operation From the foregoingdescription it will be seen that simple and efficient means are hereinprovided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but while theelements shown and described are well adapted to serve the purposes forwhich they are intended, it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited to the precise construction set forth, but includes withinits purview such changes as may be made within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A liquid measure comprising a body portion, a transverse walldividing said body portion into two compartments and an overflowretaining lip located upon each side of said dividing wall below the topof the body portion.

2. A liquid measure comprising a body portion, a transverse walldividing said body portion into two compartments and overflow retaininglips carried. by said transverse wall, and located upon opposite sidesthereof, there being an opening formed through said dividing wall abovesaid retaining lips.

3. A liquid measure comprising a body portion, the ends of which areupwardly eX tended to form spouts and a dividing wall which divides saidbody portion into a plurality of compartments of varying capacities andoverflow retaining lips carried by said dividing wall.

4. A liquid measure comprising a body portion, the ends of which areupwardly extended to form spouts and a dividing wall which divides saidbody portion into a plurality of compartments of varying capacities, andoverflow retaining lips carried by said dividing wall, there being anopening formed through said dividing wall above said overflow retaininglips.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CURTIS L. TATEo iVitnessesz ALLEN WILns, BERTIIA SANDERS.

